Local Planning Authority Monitoring Report 2019/2020
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DERBYSHIRE DALES DISTRICT COUNCIL Local Planning Authority Monitoring Report 2019/2020 Mike Hase Policy Manager Derbyshire Dales District Council Town Hall Matlock Derbyshire DE4 3NN Tel: 01629 761251 Email: [email protected] 1 Assistance is available in understanding or reading this document Telephone 01629 761251 This information is available, free of charge, in electronic, audio, Braille and large print versions and other languages on request 2 Contents Page 1. Introduction & Regulations 4 2. Local Plan Progress 5 3. Planning Policy Implementation 9 4. The Spatial Strategy 10 5. Housing 13 6. Employment 37 7. Retail Development in Town & Local Centres 44 8. Tourism & Holiday Accommodation 47 9. Protecting Derbyshire Dales Character 49 10. Infrastructure Delivery Plan 52 11. Developer Contributions Supplementary Planning Document 60 12. Brownfield Land Register 61 13. Neighbourhood Plans 62 14. Duty to Co-operate 63 Appendices 68 Appendix 1: Derbyshire Dales Housing Commitments at 1st April 2019 Appendix 2 : Allocated Housing Sites Phasing Information Appendix 3: Brownfield Land Register: Part 1 (2019) 3 1. Introduction & Regulations 1.1 Section 35 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 requires every local planning authority to produce an Authority Monitoring Report setting out the extent of which the District Council is meeting the milestones for Local Plan documents as set out in the Local Development Scheme (LDS) and the extent to which the District Council is monitoring the effectiveness of Local Plan Policies. 1.2 The Councils Local Planning Authority Monitoring Report (AMR) is the main mechanism for assessing how effectively the Local Plan is being implemented and for dealing with the risks and future unpredictable events that may affect delivery of the Plan. The results of the AMR seeks to identify which policies and proposals are being effective in taking forward development and those which may need some form of review. This Authority Monitoring Report covers the period 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020. 1.3 The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 requires every local planning authority to produce an Authority’s Monitoring Report (AMR) and to make it available to the public. 1.4 The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 state that an AMR must contain the following information: The title of the Local Plan or Supplementary Planning Documents specified in the Local Development Scheme and a review of proposed and actual progress in terms of preparation against the timetable and milestones in the LDS; An assessment of the extent to which policies in Local Development Documents (Local Plan) are being implemented; Where policies specified in a Local Plan are not being implemented, include a statement of the reasons why the local planning authority are not implementing the policy and the steps (if any) that the local planning authority intend to take to secure that the policy is implemented; Where a policy in the local plan specifies an annual number of net additional dwellings or net additional affordable dwellings in any part of the local authority’s area, the AMR must specify the relevant number for the part of the local planning authority’s area concerned in the period in which the report is made and since the policy was first adopted; Local Planning Authorities may also use the AMR to provide up to date information on the implementation of Neighbourhood Development Plans: report an update with respect of regulation 62 of the Community Infrastructure Levy and activity relating to the Duty to Cooperate. 4 2. Local Plan Progress 2.1 Section 111 of the Localism Act requires Local Planning Authorities to prepare a Local Development Scheme (LDS), which sets out the Council’s programme for the review and preparation of Planning Policy Documents including the Local Plan. 2.2 The Local Development Scheme (LDS) sets out the timetable for the production of the Local Plan and associated documents. The Council’s most recent LDS covers the period 2020-2023. The LDS was revised in October 2020 to take account of changes to legislation and sets out the timetable for the review and preparation of the Derbyshire Dales Local Plan, the resources required to take the Plan forward, and the risks associated with its preparation. At this time the LDS envisages that the review process could be completed by late 2021, and (taking account of previous timescales for the preparation of the current Derbyshire Dales Local Plan) the adoption of a new revised Local Plan being achieved by mid-2023. Derbyshire Dales Local Plan Key stages of Local Plan Derbyshire Dales Local Plan Review (2020-2023) 2.3 The Derbyshire Dales Local Plan was adopted on 7th December 2017. Regulation 10A of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (as amended) requires Local Planning Authorities to review Local Plans at least once every five years from their adoption date to ensure that policies remain relevant and effectively address the needs of the local community. To comply with this requirement a review of the Derbyshire Dales Local Plan must be completed by 2022. The review process is a method to ensure that a Plan and the policies therein remain effective at managing the use and development of land in the future. 2.4 Government guidance emphasises the requirement for the preparation and review of policies to be underpinned by relevant, proportionate and up to date evidence. As part of the review process for the Derbyshire Dales Local Plan, the District Council has commenced a programme of review and updating key evidence base studies to support the preparation and adoption of the Derbyshire Dales Local Plan. As the review of the Derbyshire Dales Local Plan commences further updated evidence base studies will be prepared and published on the District Councils website. 2.5 The Authority Monitoring Report, where appropriate, highlights any key areas of the plan that are currently not achieving their targets and what action is to be taken as part of the review of the Local Plan process. Currently it is envisaged that the following issues will be the focus of the Local Plan review and have informed the preparation of the LDS: 5 Overall housing requirements for the period up to 2040 including amounts, and types of both market and affordable housing Housing allocations to meet the outstanding housing requirements Extent to which current policies in the adopted Derbyshire Dales Local Plan remain in conformity with the NPPF/NPPG and valid for the use in the determination of planning applications The extent of which policies are considered sufficient to address matters relating to Climate change The level of residential development in the National Park The necessity or otherwise for a new village to accommodate the future housing requirements Gypsy and Traveller provision; and Infrastructure Capacity and Future Requirements 2.6 The following evidence base studies are therefore envisaged to inform the review of the Local Plan: Strategic Housing Requirements 2017-2040 Employment Land and Retail Capacity 2017-2040 Infrastructure and Whole Plan Viability Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Update Strategic Environmental Assessment and Habitats Regulations Assessment Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) 2.7 Supplementary Planning Documents provide additional advice and guidance and are material considerations in the determination of planning applications. SPD’s are not subject to independent examination but are subject to public consultation in accordance with the Town & Country (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 and the District Council’s Statement of Community Involvement. The District Council has updated a number of its SPD’s to provide further guidance on a range of policies contained within the Adopted Local Plan and changes to the NPPF published in July 2018. In February 2020 the District Council adopted a Developer Contributions SPD This sets out the basis for the calculation of financial contributions and obligations to be sought from development for the provision of infrastructure including affordable housing, open space, community facilities including for sport and recreation, education, health care, traffic and transportation and broadband. 2.8 In March 2020 the District Council resolved to prepare a Climate Change SPD, which, seeks to provide additional guidance on the following key areas: Building Design – including density of development and orientation Water – including managing flood risk, sustainable drainage systems and the drainage hierarchy Energy – including the energy hierarchy, home energy standards and renewable energy systems Green Infrastructure – including linkages to parks and open spaces, trees and landscaping, as well as linkages to biodiversity. 6 Transport – including walkable and low car neighborhoods, walking, cycling and public transport. It also includes the facilitation of electric vehicles Following consultation on the document in early 2021, it is anticipated that the adoption of the SPD, will take place June 2021. Neighbourhood Plans Darley Dale Neighbourhood Plan 2.9 Darley Dale Town Council as the qualifying body, submitted the Darley Dale Neighbourhood Plan to the District Council on 30th November 2018. The Plan proposals were subject to a period of six weeks consultation from 26th February 2019 to 9th April 2019. Representations were received from statutory consultees, developers and residents of Darley Dale. All responses received were sent onto the Examiner. The Examination of the Plan was undertaken during summer 2019 and the Examiners final report was received on 26th September 2019 recommending that subject to a series of modifications, the should proceed to referendum. The District Council resolved on 30th October 2019 that in accordance with the Examiners recommendations, the Darley Dale Neighbourhood Plan should proceed to referendum. The referendum on the Darley Dale Neighbourhood Plan was held on 21st January 2020, of which was voted in favour. The Plan was formally ‘made’ by the District Council on 19th February 2020.